Chapter 431 Auction trap (8)
Chapter 431 Auction trap (8)
The moment that I saw this beautiful woman, I knew that something was up.
Before this, all of the staff that had brought the items up were normal staff members that weren’t excessively showing their beauty.
For them to suddenly swap this up…
It was very likely that this item was a bust that they were trying to use sexual appeal to promote.
Hence the beautiful lady bringing it up.
But when I saw what it actually was, I couldn’t help revealing a wide smile.
This was just the thing that I had been looking for!
This was something that I wanted!
When the auctioneer pulled away the cloth hiding the item, a small bag was revealed.
On the pillow, there was this small bag that seemed like a coin pouch that was placed there. There wasn’t anything special about this small coin pouch other than the symbol that was right in the center of it.
However, not a single person in the crowd was able to recognize the symbol.
There were a few people that were more magically inclined that were able to sense the magic energy fluctuations coming from this coin pouch, so they were able to tell that this was a magic item.
They were now just waiting to see what the auctioneer had to say.
But the auctioneer had been silent for a reason…
Plain and simple, there wasn’t much for him to read in the first place.
When he finally spoke, all he said was, “This is a magic pouch that was found in the north. We have no idea what it does, but the magic energy fluctuations coming from it do indicate that it’s a magic item.”
That was it.
There was nothing more than that.
That was all the information that he had been given.
They were just selling this item because they were told to sell the item, but with nothing special about this item, it made it really hard for them to sell.
That was why they had to do all that they could to try and sell this item, hence having this beautiful lady bring it up.
But after the crowd heard this, they all revealed disappointed looks.
Not a single person looked like they were interested in this item.
Though there were a few that seemed like they wanted to take advantage of this.
Even if they didn’t know if it did anything, this thing was still a magic item. As long as they bought it and sold it to someone unsuspecting, they would be able to get a good price for it.
Or for the nobles, they could use it as a gift and pretend that it was something amazing.
So there were still people that wanted to take advantage of this and get this magic bag for cheap.
It was just too bad for them that I had set my eyes on this thing.
After all, I recognized the symbol that was on the bag, so I knew what this thing actually was and what its true value was.
The auctioneer just wanted to get the auction of this thing over with as soon as possible, so he said, “Now, let’s get this auction started. The starting price will be fifty gold coins and each bid needs to increase by a minimum of five gold coins.”
Comparing this to the other bids, the starting price and the minimum bid increase was quite low.
After all, the shield from before had sold for over ten thousand gold coins.
This magic bag was only going for fifty gold coins which was considered nothing.
One could even hear the disappointed tone in the auctioneer’s voice as he said this.
But even then, there wasn’t a single person that was willing to bid.
They all thought that fifty gold coins was too high of a price and were waiting for the auctioneer to reduce the starting price.
Only then would they make a bid to get this thing for cheap.
Or at least that was the plan for these people until I made a bid.
I suddenly stood up to Shaka’s surprise and walked out onto the balcony so that everyone could see me.
However, no one was paying attention to me until I spoke since no one had expected me to give a bid.
“A thousand gold coins.”
I said this in a calm voice, but because of the spell that had been cast on this balcony, they were able to hear my voice clearly. As my voice rang out through the auction hall, everyone revealed shocked looks.
They slowly looked up at me with those shocked expressions and looks of disbelief in their eyes, as if they couldn’t believe what they had just heard.
Even the auctioneer looked at me with that same look of shock and disbelief.
There was only silence that hung in the air after I made this bid, but that was the reaction that I wanted.
I could have just made a smaller bid of a hundred gold coins, or even bid fifty like they wanted without anyone wanting to compete with me, but that wouldn’t have stood out as much.
Only by making this large bid would I be able to make this large impression.
In the end, it wasn’t my money anyway, so there was no hesitation in making this large bid.
After that long moment of silence, the auctioneer couldn’t help asking, “This guest, can you please repeat what you just said? I don’t think I heard it correctly.”
Once again, I calmly said, “A thousand gold coins.”
The auctioneer’s eyes lit up when he heard this before he quickly said, “This guest on the third floor has made a bid of a thousand gold coins. Is there anyone else willing to make a bit for this?”
When they heard this, all of the other guests couldn’t help revealing a bitter look.
A thousand gold coins for this small bag?
Was he crazy?
This was a price that none of them would pay for such a small thing.
Not to mention…the one that made this bid was someone from the third floor.
That was the VVIP floor that only had the most powerful guests.
The other person who had made a bid from that floor earlier was the eldest prince, so whoever this person was definitely wasn’t someone that could be underestimated. If they dared to bid against this person, there was no doubt that they would offend him.
For a small trinket like this bag, no one was willing to take this risk.
So there was only silence that followed after the auctioneer asked this question.
Of course, the auctioneer had already expected this reaction from the crowd.
The only reason that he had asked this question was because he was doing his job. He had been required to ask this question since this was an auction.
Seeing that there were no responses from the crowd, the auctioneer quickly gave the three count and said, “Sold to the guest on the third floor!”
I just gave a nod before sitting back down with a satisfied look on my face.
In one move, I had achieved my goal and had obtained something very valuable to me.
It seemed that this trip had been worth it.
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